The racing may need practically stopped, however we nonetheless have a full EUROTRASH sack to empty: First the lads’s and ladies’s Gree-Tour of Guangxi and the final race in Belgium, the Sluitingsprijs Putte-Kapellen – Video, experiences and outcomes.

Visma-Lease a Bike – New sponsor and title of Jumbo-Visma – TOP STORY.

Rider information: Primoz Roglič needs the very best help within the Tour, Roglič or Pogačar for the Olympic time trial? Jasper Philipsen need’s to win Paris-Roubaix, Tom Pidcock to journey Tour and Olympic MTB, Zdenek Stybar is unquestionably ending his highway profession, Wout van Aert to Colombia, Sven Nys on his son Thibau, Nathan Van Hooydonck visits his rescuers, no critical accidents for Simone Velasco within the Veneto Traditional, Filippo Ganna is not going to journey the 2024 Tour de France aiming for the Olympic Video games, Wesley Kreder has to cease after coronary heart assault, Cian Uijtdebroeks not pleased with BORA-hansgrohe time trial gear, Sam Bennett confirms departure from BORA-hansgrohe and Kristian Sbaragli in talks with a number of groups.

Group information: Gazprom-RusVelo rejected by CAS, Rui Costa to Ef Training-EasyPost, Jonas Gregaard to Lotto Dstny, Jumbo-Visma signal Bart Lemmen, Manlio Moro, Pelayo Sánchez and Carlos Canal be a part of Movistar, Tour de Tietema-Unibet has 19 riders for 2024 and yet one more season for Alessandro De Marchi with Jayco AlUla.

Race information: Unparalleled viewing figures of Tremendous World Championships, F1 driver brings gravel biking occasion to South Australia, UCI needs extra globalisation and Tour de France Femmes might have a stage end on Alpe d’Huez subsequent yr.

Plus Fabio Jakobsen: “The Wolfpack will all the time be household” video.

EUROTRASH Thursday espresso time.

 

TOP STORY: Visma – Lease a Bike – New Sponsor and Identify of Jumbo-Visma
Jumbo-Visma will proceed as Visma – Lease a Bike in 2024. Pon’s bicycle leasing program for corporations, which has been efficiently launched in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, will turn out to be the brand new second title sponsor of the profitable Dutch biking group. A number of sources confirmed this to WielerFlits.

It turned clear earlier that Visma would tackle the primary sponsorship of the group. Anne-Grethe Thomle Karlsen, director of content material and sponsorship of the Visma Group, knowledgeable WielerFlits in the beginning of this month that Visma wish to proceed sponsoring the profitable biking group: “So far as the long run is anxious, we entered into this sponsorship in 2019 with a long-term perspective. So long as each events see frequent worth on this collaboration, that won’t change.”

The Dutch firm Pon has an essential share within the new way forward for the biking group of Richard Plugge and Merijn Zeeman. Pon is energetic worldwide as a bicycle producer and has manufacturers reminiscent of Cannondale, Gazelle, Cervélo, Focus, Kalkhoff, Schwinn and Union in its portfolio. Initially, Pon is greatest often called an importer of assorted automotive manufacturers reminiscent of Audi, Volkswagen, Skoda, Porsche and Seat.

‘Lease a Bike’ can be a part of Pon. It focuses on the advantages of enterprise bicycle leasing for employers. The title ‘Lease a Bike’ has been on the Jumbo-Visma shirt since this yr. Pon expects that industrial bicycle leasing will turn out to be an infinite progress market within the coming years. That’s the reason ‘Lease a Bike’ will turn out to be the second title sponsor of the biking group of, amongst others, two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard and Wout van Aert from 2024.

This appears to make sure the way forward for Jumbo-Visma. Though it stays to be seen whether or not the funds will really be greater than final season. Insiders discuss a funds between 25 and 30 million euros for 2024. In 2025, the biking group may also should compensate for the lack of Betcity as a result of sports activities sponsorship for on-line playing corporations is simply permitted till July 1, 2025. After this, on-line playing corporations will now not be allowed to promote by means of sponsorship.

Group supervisor Richard Plugge stated in March, when it turned clear that Jumbo Supermarkets would withdraw, that the biking group should take the ‘subsequent step’. Price range-wise, a brand new worldwide sponsor was sought, however it’s not that simple to discover a multinational that may present 15 to 25 million euros yearly.

Visma – Lease a Bike in 2024:

 

Gree-Tour of Guangxi 2023
Double celebration for Jumbo-Visma: Olav Kooij gained the ultimate stage and Milan Vader took the general victory within the Tour of Guangxi. Milan Vader now has a WorldTour stage race on his palmarès. Within the closing stage of the Tour of Guangxi, Vader’s chief’s jersey was not in peril. Birthday boy Olav Kooij made it even higher for Jumbo-Visma by sprinting to victory within the closing stage.

The ultimate Stage 6 got here all the way down to a dash. Elia Viviani left a spot for Ethan Hayter, who began the final hundred metres with a lead. Olav Kooij, who celebrated his twenty second birthday that day, and Juan Sebastián Molano handed the British rider. It was Kooij who got here out on high, whereas Molano needed to accept second place. Hayter completed third and moved as much as third place within the basic classification.

Milan Vader completed within the peloton and was thus topped the general winner of the Tour of Guangxi. The Dutchman seized energy in Sunday’s queen stage and didn’t lose the chief’s jersey. It’s a particular victory for Vader. Not solely as a result of it was his first skilled victory as a highway bicycle owner, however particularly as a result of he had a very tough yr in 2022. The Jumbo-Visma rider had a really critical crash within the Tour of the Basque Nation. He was then in a coma for twelve days, after which a protracted and gruelling rehabilitation adopted.

Ultimate general winner, Milan Vader (Jumbo-Visma): “It’s nice, I couldn’t have requested for extra. The way in which the group fought for it this week, to have all of it come collectively like this, is unreal. I all the time had this state of affairs in my head after the crash (within the Basque Nation in April’22). The medical doctors stated they had been already glad that I might get again on the bike. My motivation was to get again to my outdated degree. My first skilled wins had been a stage win and the ultimate classification right here in China. I wished that for a very long time.”

2nd on the stage, Sebastian Molano (UAE Group Emirates): “I opened up the dash fairly early. There was a little bit of a headwind and Kooij timed his transfer a bit higher and guess me by half a wheel. The essential factor is that we ended the season sturdy with a victory yesterday and confirmed ourselves properly. I’d prefer to say due to the entire group for his or her help within the sprints this week.”

Gree-Tour of Guangxi Ultimate General Consequence:
1. Milan Vader (Ned) Jumbo-Visma in 21:17:17
2. Rémy Rochas (Fra) Cofidis at 0:06
3. Ethan Hayter (GB) INEOS Grenadiers at 0:11
4. Hugh Carthy (GB) EF Training-EasyPost at 0:14
5. Tim Wellens (Bel) UAE Group Emirates at 0:16
6. Louis Barré (Fra) Arkéa Samsic at 0:17
7. Matteo Jorgenson (USA) Movistar at 0:18
8. Jesús David Peña (Col) Jayco AlUla
9. Felix Großschartner (Aust) UAE Group Emirates
10. Sylvain Moniquet (Bel) Lotto Dstny.

Guangxi’23 closing stage 6:

 

Girls’s Tour of Guangxi 2023
Daria Pikulik gained the ladies’s Tour of Guangxi. The Polish rider was the quickest in a bunch dash within the one-day occasion in China, the closing occasion of the Girls’s WorldTour. Chiara Consonni was second and Mia Griffin third.

The one-day Tour of Guangxi for ladies was held on Tuesday, on the identical route as the ultimate stage for the lads. The route was barely shorter at 145.6 kilometres, but additionally began and completed in Guillen. The stage had the identical two climbs as the lads’s race. They weren’t laborious sufficient to drop the sprinters.

All assaults within the first hour failed. There have been a number of riders who tried, however nobody might get away. Finally, Siying Lu (China Liv) and Gulnaz Khatuntseva (Li Ning Star Women) did escape. They constructed up a lead of virtually 5 minutes and crossed the highest of the primary climb collectively. On the high of the second climb, with about 40 kilometres to go, they had been caught. The peloton stayed collectively, regardless of a number of failed makes an attempt. A dash was inevitable. Daria Pikulik was the quickest within the dash. The Polish Human Powered Well being rider beat Chiara Consonni (UAE Group ADQ) into second place and Mia Griffin completed third for Israel-Premier Tech-Roland.

Race winner, Daria Pikulik (Human Powered Well being): “It seems like a dream to win my second WorldTour race. We had the proper begin to the season in Australia, and that is the proper finish for us. The ladies did a tremendous job setting me up, and I discovered from my different runner-up finishes that I had good acceleration. This time I didn’t need to be put towards the obstacles so I used to be the primary to dash. I put my head down and nobody got here previous me. We knew there have been 40km to go from the highest, sufficient to deliver the breakaway again. FDJ-SUEZ set a excessive tempo so all I needed to do was dig in and survive the climb, then I knew I might dash for the win. In fact, it feels so wonderful to have gained the primary and final race of the yr however for me, seeing how everybody has developed within the lead-out provides me a lot motivation for 2024.”

Girls’s Tour of Guangxi Consequence:
1. Daria Pikulik (Pol) Human Powered Well being in 3:39:45
2. Chiara Consonni (Ita) UAE Group ADQ
3. Mia Griffin (Irl) Israel Premier Tech Roland
4. Maggie Coles-Lyster (Can) Israel Premier Tech Roland
5. Xin Tang (Chi) China
6. Marta Lach (Pol) CERATIZIT-WNT
7. Vittoria Guazzini (Ita) FDJ-SUEZ
8. Anniina Ahtosalo (Fin) Uno-X
9. Taisa Naskovich (-) Li Ning Star Women
10. Emilia Fahlin (Swe) FDJ-SUEZ.

Girls’s Guangxi’23 podium:

 

Sluitingsprijs Putte-Kapellen 2023
Coen Vermeltfoort gained the 88th version of the Putte-Kapellen Sluitingsprijs. On the finish of an entertaining race, the 35 year-old Dutchman completed off the work of his VolkerWessels teammates within the dash. Vermeltfoort held off David van der Poel and Jordan Habets for the win.

This Sluitingsprijs has not been on the UCI calendar since 2018, however the season-ending occasion has been simply as standard as ever. With Andreas Goeman, Coen Vermeltfoort, Abram Stockman, Yentl Vandevelde and ex-pro riders Jérôme Baugnies, Alfdan De Decker and Piotr Havik, there have been additionally loads of quick males at the beginning. The race of just below 160 kilometres was made up of 9 laps of a circuit of 17.59 kilometres by means of Putte, Kapellen, Woensdrecht, Berendrecht and Stabroek. The route will not be laborious, however it might be the riders who make the race. After a really powerful race there have been 14 contenders for victory on the end.

VolkerWessels was properly represented within the first elite group, together with fast-man Coen Vermeltfoort, however many eyes had been additionally on David van der Poel of Alpecin-Deceuninck who’s simply again from the Tour of Turkey. Van der Poel needed to keep watch over all of the riders within the closing. Yentl Vandevelde went on the assault in his final race for TDT-Unibet, however his try, 10 kilometres from the end, got here to nothing. The following assault by Peter Schulting seemed extra promising as a result of his VolkerWessels teammates eased off the stress. Schulting made a small hole, however was caught once more within the open plain in the direction of Kapellen as a result of wind.

Within the final kilometres there was a battle to flee, however getting away and staying away turned out to not be really easy, additionally as a result of VolkerWessels had been working for Vermeltfoort. The Dutch group took the lead, hoping to put their sprinter as greatest as doable within the final metres. After a final assault by Abram Stockman, the race got here into the ultimate straight at a really quick pace. Vermeltfoort was dropped at the end line and managed to finish the work of his teammates. David van der Poel tried to return previous within the dash, however was unable to and needed to accept second place. Third place went to a different Dutchman: Jordan Habets.

Race winner, Coen Vermeltfoort (VolkerWessels): “I used to be actually eager on successful. We managed the race with the group and I used to be dropped at the dash completely. I couldn’t have requested for higher. It’s good to see my title now on the spectacular checklist of honours for this race”

2nd, David van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck): “This was my final race. I’m not precisely trying ahead to being away from residence so usually once more,” (when requested if he was going to be a group DS after retirement). “Why am I stopping now? Firstly, as a result of I had reached the tip of my contract with the group. We sat collectively to see how the group noticed it, how I noticed it. So a month or two in the past we determined that it was higher to place an finish to it. My again solely actually bothered me in cyclo-cross anyway. And I now had that below management once more. Final winter I used to be in a position to get pleasure from racing once more, despite the fact that it was not on the entrance. I used to be in a position to do the races I wished once more, and that was additionally the case on the highway this season. I would like to not have an excessive amount of fanfare surrounding my farewell. The folks round me already knew it, after all, however in any other case I attempted to consider it as little as doable. I wished to maintain coaching like I all the time have and provides every little thing within the races. It’s not a victory, however it’s a pleasant approach to finish. I’m additionally at peace with the truth that I’ve to cease now. The realisation will most likely solely are available in just a few days or perhaps weeks, as a result of I’ve thought so little about it. I don’t know in any respect what I’m going to do now. I would like to relaxation for some time first after which see what comes my method.”

Goodbye to David van der Poel:

Sluitingsprijs Putte-Kapellen Consequence:
1. Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) VolkerWessels in 3:20:40
2. David van der Poel (Ned) Alpecin-Deceuninck
3. Jordan Habets (Ned) Metec-SOLARWATT p/b Mantel
4. Milan Lanhove (Bel) Van Eyck Sport-Josan-TLD
5. Roan Konings (Ned) Metec-SOLARWATT p/b Mantel
6: Yentl Vandevelde (Bel) TDT-Unibet
7. Luca Van Boven (Bel) Bingoal WB
8. Abram Stockman (Bel) TDT-Unibet
9. Ylber Sefa (Alb) Vetrapo – B-Shut
10. Timo de Jong VolkerWessels.

Sluitingsprijs Putte-Kapellen’23:

 

Primoz Roglič: “I Need to Go to the Tour with the Finest Potential Assist”
Primoz Roglic is aware of the place his massive purpose lies in 2024. The Slovenian needs to go to the Tour de France along with his BORA-hansgrohe group, however he doesn’t anticipate to win it simply.

“I like new challenges and attempting new issues,” Roglic stated about his switch in dialog with Cyclingnews. “And no, these new issues usually are not all the time higher, however you solely know that after getting tried it. I’m leaving the most effective group of the yr, so I shouldn’t anticipate to go to a greater group now. We’ll see what the long run brings.”

On paper, BORA-hansgrohe will not be as sturdy as Jumbo-Visma, however Roglic is not going to should share the management. “I seen a number of enthusiasm for my concepts on their half. We had a number of good issues that we felt the identical method about. In fact I hope for freedom within the largest races. I need to win, and go to the Tour with the very best help.”

Roglic doesn’t suppose that he’ll merely beat his former teammate Jonas Vingegaard. “Every part takes time. Once I joined Jumbo-Visma in 2016, we would have liked a number of time to achieve our greatest degree. I’ll do my greatest to present every little thing to attain the targets in order that it doesn’t matter what occurs, I’ve no regrets afterwards.”

Roglič need’s Tour yellow:

 

Roglič or Pogačar For the Olympic Time Trial?
Now that the 2023 season has come to an finish, we now know what number of riders every international locations can ship to the 2024 Olympic Video games for the highway and the time trial races and selections must be made. The Slovenian biking federation is confronted with a dilemma.

Slovenia has solely managed to get one place for the lads’s Olympic time trial and so the federation must select between Primož Roglič or Tadej Pogačar. Roglič is the present Olympic TT champion, so might have a bonus, additionally as a result of Pogačar didn’t carry out up to now time trial championships.

Nevertheless, the Slovenian affiliation is not going to need to go on a World high rider like Pogačar. The truth that the 2 high athletes is not going to compete towards one another on the time trial bike subsequent yr is partly as a consequence of Pogacar’s inferior World championship time trial this yr. He completed twenty first in Stirling, Scotland. The 2 Slovenians will most likely race collectively within the highway race, as Slovenia can choose 4 riders.

Who will get to journey the Olympic TT?

 

Jasper Philipsen to Journey Paris-Roubaix Once more Subsequent 12 months
Jasper Philipsen took 19 skilled victories in 2023. The Alpecin-Deceuninck Belgian has had an incredible season, however can be looking forward to the long run. In dialog with Sporza, he stated that he hopes to someday win Paris-Roubaix.

“I wish to go to the Tour once more within the coming years to aspire to stage victories and the inexperienced jersey,” Philipsen stated when requested whether or not he might be searching for different challenges after his many dash victories this yr. “I’m now at my high by way of sprinting, however by way of content material I can nonetheless take additional steps.”

“However I’ve already heard from my group boss Christoph Roodhooft that Paris-Roubaix is deliberate for subsequent yr. This yr I rode race there and I all the time favored that race with the youths (U23) as properly. I hope that I can win Paris-Roubaix someday,” stated the 25 year-old rider, who completed second within the final version of the cobbled Traditional, behind his teammate Mathieu van der Poel.

It was one in all his 5 second-place finishes this season, however he was the highest winner of 2023. “That title of Victorious King appears nice on my CV,” stated Philipsen. “After the Tour we had been nonetheless searching for a purpose. The obvious factor was to go for as many wins as doable. It was a pleasant purpose and it stored me motivated for a very long time. My final victories had been after all not within the largest races. However successful is all the time tough and I similar to to win in giant and small races.”

Roubaix once more for Philipsen in 2024:

 

Tom Pidcock Desires to Mix Tour and Olympic MTB Race
Tom Pidcock needs to deal with each the Tour de France and the Olympic mountain bike race in 2024. There may be solely eight days between the occasions. “It’s on the restrict and won’t be simple,” the reigning Olympic champion stated within the Pink Bull podcast.

“We must discover a good stability with the group. In fact they need me within the Tour, and so they want me there too. However I additionally actually need to defend my title at full energy,” stated Pidcock.

Pidcock sees benefits in combining each disciplines. “My opinion has modified considerably about this. I used to suppose that I needed to specialise an increasing number of, with the goal of someday successful the Tour. However to get the most effective out of myself, I’ve to maintain receiving new stimuli. That makes me glad and I get pleasure from what I do extra. If I solely rode on the highway, you’d see the most effective Tom for just a few months, however after that I’d get uninterested in it and search for new issues to strive anyway.”

Pidcock thinks it is very important return to the Tour de France. Final yr he gained one other stage and tried to journey for the GC, however he completed in thirteenth place. “I had too many targets within the Tour. Not all the outcomes had been unhealthy, however it didn’t go the way in which I wished. I went for each the overall classification and a stage win, however I used to be left empty-handed. I discovered quite a bit, however these three weeks weren’t enjoyable.”

The third self-discipline that Pidcock loves may also proceed in his profession. “However cyclo-cross will happen relying on the highway season. Some cross racing could make me a greater rider within the Classics. I don’t know but which races I’ll do, however it must occur across the coaching camps. The World champs in Tabor? There isn’t any readability about that but both.”

Tour and Olympic MTB for Pidcock:

 

Zdenek Stybar is Undoubtedly Ending his Street Profession
Zdenek Stybar was already 99% sure two weeks in the past that he would cease, however the Czech has now introduced his retirement as a highway bicycle owner through Instagram. “It didn’t go fairly as anticipated, however life could be boring if we might plan every little thing, proper?” stated the 38 year-old Czech.

Stybar raced for the final time on Tuesday as a highway bicycle owner within the closing stage of the Gree Tour of Guangxi, however now his highway profession is unquestionably over. “That is it. The final WorldTour race of my profession,” Stybar posted on Instagram after the race. “It didn’t go fairly as anticipated, however life could be boring if we might plan every little thing, proper? Now could be the time to place every little thing down and take into consideration the long run.”

The Czech Traditional specialist has struggled with bodily issues in recent times and will now not reached his desired degree. This yr too, his physique failed him greater than as soon as. Stybar was out of motion for 5 months as a consequence of surgical procedure on the femoral arteries in each legs. Within the Arctic Race of Norway he returned to the peloton, however a covid an infection stopped him once more.

As a result of accidents and the tip of his contract with Jayco AlUla, he wasn’t at his greatest. “It’s not how I imagined it. It’s positively not how I wished to give up. It’s not due to motivation or as a result of I didn’t do sufficient for it. After the operation I used to be actually motivated, however sadly that turned out in a different way,” he stated two weeks in the past WielerFlits.

“In any case these years, I do have expertise main the youthful riders. And the Classics are in my coronary heart. However I additionally perceive that it’s not simple for me to race wherever anymore. It’s a giant query mark now, however it gained’t be the motivation. Generally it’s a must to settle for it too. You possibly can’t select every little thing in your life.”

So it’s the tip of the highway for Stybar. After he had first been a champion in cyclo-cross, as a highway bicycle owner, Stybar gained a number of Classics: Strade Bianche (2015), Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (2019) and the E3 BinckBank Traditional (2019). He additionally gained levels within the Tour de France and Vuelta a España. In his peak years, Stybar was additionally near victory twice in his favorite race, Paris-Roubaix. Within the 2015 and 2017 editions he completed second on the Roubaix velodrome, after being overwhelmed in a dash by John Degenkolb and Greg Van Avermaet respectively. His checklist of honours additionally contains the general victory within the Eneco Tour (2013), in addition to stage victories in Tirreno-Adriatico and the Tour of Poland.

Stybar will grasp up his highway bike, however nonetheless plans to race in cyclo-cross races within the winter. “I’ll now push the cease button, however then begin coaching once more. Across the Christmas interval I hope to be aggressive in cross once more,” he stated just a few days in the past in dialog with Sporza. The cyclo-cross World championships happen this season in Tábor, the place Stybar is a house rider and have become World champion in 2010.

No extra highway for Stybar, however there might be some cross:

 

Wout van Aert Goes to Colombia in November for the Rigoberto Urán Gran Fondo
Wout van Aert is now on vacation, however he’ll journey to Colombia subsequent month to journey in El Giro de Rigo, a gran fondo, organised by the Colombian Rigoberto Urán.

Urán introduced that the Belgian rider would be a part of him on Instagram. The Giro del Rigo will happen on Sunday, November 12. It’s a gran fondo over a distances of 90 or 160 kilometres by means of the Colombian mountains, close to Bogota. Final yr Tadej Pogačar rode the ‘race’.

It’s nonetheless unclear how lengthy Van Aert will keep in Colombia, and whether or not this may have an effect on his cyclo-cross season. Final yr the 29 year-old Jumbo-Visma rider began his cyclocross season on December 4 within the World Cup in Antwerp.

Van Aert going to Colombia:

 

Sven Nys On Son Thibau: “I Don’t Need Anybody to Examine Him with Van Aert or Van der Poel”
Thibau Nys took his first World Cup victory with professionals final weekend. In Waterloo he crossed the road solo, whereas his father Sven Nys watched. “It’s tough to place into phrases what that does to a dad,” Sven informed Het Laatste Nieuws.

“The tears flowed on each side,” stated father Nys in regards to the second they hugged on the end. “It was a incredible second that I’ll always remember. I believe he sees this as probably the greatest victories of his profession. He has already been World champion twice (junior and U23), however that is within the professionals. That’s one thing else.”

The victory in Waterloo was not the primary victory for Nys this season. When he returned to cyclo-cross, he gained in Beringen. “He’s additionally going to lose usually,” father Nys responded. “What I particularly don’t need to see is that folks are actually evaluating with Wout van Aert or Mathieu van der Poel. He doesn’t attain their knees but and he doesn’t must. Let him first attempt to make life tough for the lads. And what we now have, we now have.”

Thibau to observe his father?

 

Nathan Van Hooydonck Visits his Rescuers
Nathan Van Hooydonck visited the three cops who saved his life a month in the past. Van Hooydonck himself remembers nothing about his cardiac arrest, however from the dialog with the officers it turned clear what occurred on September 12. Het Nieuwsblad was there on the police station and reported the story.

“The very last thing I do know is that my spouse Alicia and I went to a restaurant in Roosendaal the evening earlier than,” Van Hooydonck seemed again. “If I might keep in mind issues, it may be simpler to just accept them. I already went again to the accident scene with Alicia, however it didn’t trouble me. I don’t know something about it anymore. Speaking to you has made me realise it slightly higher. I actually had a number of luck. This dialog is a actuality verify.”

The heroes of the story are detective Michel Bosman (47), his colleague Jelle Coutteau (39) and medical employee Carina Van Staey (59). They got here to Van Hooydonck’s assist when he suffered cardiac arrest. The now ex-cyclist was at an intersection in Kalmhout, however didn’t go when the sunshine turned inexperienced. He informed his pregnant spouse Alicia, whom he was taking to the gynaecologist, that he was not feeling properly. He then collapsed and pressed the accelerator and the automotive collided with 4 different automobiles.

Coutteau was sitting within the police station, which proper subsequent to the intersection. He heard the accident. “I instantly ran exterior and known as on everybody within the hallway to do the identical,” stated the policeman, who was a fireplace fighter-paramedic. A basic practitioner, who was additionally standing on the visitors gentle, was already with Van Hooydonck at the moment. “She nonetheless felt a faint pulse. However when it disappeared, we instantly eliminated him from the car and I began CPR. With the chest therapeutic massage,” says Coutteau.

Bosman got here with a face masks for air flow and an AED machine was introduced, which was operated by Van Staey. “I had just lately obtained coaching on the Pink Cross,” she stated. “I knew the right way to do it. I utilized the pads in order that the system might begin resuscitation.”

Van Hooydonck’s coronary heart rhythm recovered, however that didn’t instantly remove all considerations. “The medical doctors informed my spouse that they didn’t suppose I might make it,” stated Van Hooydonck. However he did. “I used to be so fortunate to have the appropriate folks in the appropriate place, and Alicia was very fortunate too. Individuals usually neglect that. She additionally skilled the accident. She is ten occasions stronger than me.”

Van Hooydonck needed to keep within the hospital for every week and was fitted with a defibrillator. Being knowledgeable bicycle owner is now not doable for the 28 year-old Belgian. “Once I awoke, Alicia and my father had been sitting with me. Alicia informed me what occurred. I knew instantly that biking was over. That appeared logical to me. But it surely hasn’t absolutely sunk in but. That’s going to take a number of time, I believe. And it’s nonetheless going to harm quite a bit. My group gained’t let me down. However suppose I turn out to be a group chief, then I’m nonetheless with the boys, however then once more I’m not. I don’t know but what I need to do.”

Van Hooydonck was very fortunate:

 

Simone Velasco Didn’t Maintain any Critical Accidents after Falling within the Veneto Traditional
Simone Velasco has not suffered any critical accidents from his crash within the Veneto Traditional. Two entrance tooth had been partially damaged off. The 27 year-old Velasco had a critical fall through the Veneto Traditional on Sunday, leading to a “minor harm to the cranium and face”, his group Astana Qazaqstan introduced on X (Twitter). The rider was taken to hospital for medical examinations.

The harm seems to be not too unhealthy, though a number of stitches had been utilized within the hospital and two entrance tooth had been partly damaged off. Luckily, Velasco didn’t undergo any fractures or different critical accidents from his fall. Velasco had the most effective season of his profession this yr. He took the Italian title and a stage win within the Tour of Valencia and completed fifth within the GP de Montréal.

Simone Velasco not badly injured:

 

Ganna Will Not journey Subsequent 12 months’s Tour de France Aiming for the Olympic Video games
Filippo Ganna is not going to be at the beginning of the Tour de France subsequent yr. The Italian is aiming at Olympic Video games in Paris in the summertime of 2024 and isn’t fascinated with La Grande Boucle.

The 27 year-old Ganna has solely ridden the Tour de France as soon as in his profession. In 2022 he managed to finish his first Tour efficiently and completed 94th general. Nevertheless, in 2024, Ganna will deal with different competitions, he introduced throughout ‘Il Pageant dello Sport’ in Milan. The Italian hopes to have the ability to compete for victory in Milan-Sanremo once more subsequent yr, after his second place in 2023. Ganna will then put together for the Giro d’Italia, a race he has contested 3 times. The Tour de France will not be in his plans, however the Olympic Video games in Paris are.

Ganna six races this season, primarily towards the clock. He additionally completed second on the World time trial championships, behind the Belgian Remco Evenepoel. His greatest highway efficiency was his second place in Milan-Samremo, behind Mathieu van der Poel. Ganna additionally completed sixth in Paris-Roubaix.

No Tour for Ganna:

 

Wesley Kreder has to Cease After a Coronary heart Assault
Wesley Kreder is ending his biking profession with speedy impact. The 32-year-old Dutchman, who raced for Cofidis final season, suffered a coronary heart assault on the finish of August. “It was not a simple choice, however once I have a look at my youngsters and household, I do know it’s the proper selection.”

In the course of the evening of August 28/29, Kreder suffered a coronary heart assault. His spouse and in-laws, who had been current on the scene, gave him first assist, after which he was shortly taken to the Catharina Hospital in Eindhoven and was admitted urgently. He was allowed to go away the hospital once more after greater than every week, on Wednesday, September 6.

The Dutchman seems to undergo from an infected coronary heart muscle and pericardium, often known as Myocarditis. The irritation is often brought on by a virus. His French group, Cofidis, didn’t need to speculate about his sporting future, however Kreder did hope to return to the very best degree. Nevertheless, Kreder has now given up hope of returning as a bicycle owner, on the recommendation of Cofidis’ medical recommendation. “After my coronary heart assault, I informed myself I might get again to a excessive degree, however my physician assured me that quitting was the most effective and wisest resolution. I do know the sacrifices and degree it takes to carry out at this degree.”

“It wasn’t a simple choice, however once I have a look at my youngsters and household, I do know I did the appropriate factor. I’ve had an incredible profession and need to keep in mind the optimistic. I’ll now spend time with my youngsters and spouse, as a household. I’ll wait slightly longer earlier than searching for a brand new job. I hope my story is a lesson that life is simply too brief to not get pleasure from it. That’s what I’m going to do now,” Kreder concluded.

Kreder began his skilled profession in 2013 for Vacansoleil-DCM after which rode for Wanty-Groupe Gobert (2014), Roompot-Oranje Peloton (2015-2016), Wanty-Groupe Gobert (2017-2021) and Cofidis (2022-2023). Kreder gained two skilled races in his profession: In 2012 within the Tour de Vendée, then 4 years later he gained a stage within the Ster ZLM Tour.

Wesley Kreder has to retire:

 

Cian Uijtdebroeks Not Proud of BORA-hansgrohe Time Trial Gear
The Chrono des Nations was a disappointment for Cian Uijtdebroeks. The 20 year-old Belgian went to France to work on his testing, however as a consequence of gear issues he was primarily pissed off with the time trial. Afterwards he was laborious on his BORA-hansgrohe group.

Uijtdebroeks completed 14th within the time trial, greater than 4 minutes behind winner Joshua Tarling. “After ten kilometres my shifter got here free and I needed to instantly change bikes,” Uijtdebroeks informed Het Nieuwsblad. “And that spare bike turned out to be fully out of order. Then you may nonetheless race as quick as you need, however that’s not cool. I come right here to study. Then it might be good if my bikes had been so as.”

BORA-hansgrohe ought to make investments extra in its time trial, stated Uijtdebroeks. “As a result of it’s one thing that we actually want to enhance. There may be nonetheless a number of margin, particularly by way of aerodynamics and the development of the bicycle itself. I’ve the ability. Right here too, with my 65 kilos, I pedal virtually 400 watts on common over an hour. Nevertheless, the whole framework must be fine-tuned. We simply lose quite a bit with that.”

Subsequent yr, Uijtdebroeks needs to journey the Giro d’Italia, which implies he has to enhance his time trial. “We can have two time trials there. We actually don’t have any extra time to lose. This winter we can have to spend so much of time within the wind tunnel and on the slopes to lastly get my place a bit first rate. Riders like Evenepoel and Ayuso have a CDA of 1.5. I’m at 1.9 to 2.0. I simply lose minutes with that. The planning for this winter has but to be drawn up. But it surely appears apparent to me that there’s work ready for the group. It could be silly if it didn’t.”

There have been additionally tensions between Uijtdebroeks and his teammate Aleksandr Vlasov within the Vuelta a España. The Belgian nonetheless has a contract with BORA-hansgrohe for 2024, however will he go away the German group? “I’m not extraordinarily busy with it but. Thus far I’ve all the time had program and have been in a position to make a number of progress. That can be due to the group. I might by no means have had a lot freedom elsewhere. However we must analyse issues fastidiously: what is going to it take to be really aggressive within the Grand Excursions sooner or later? Then we are going to see whether or not BORA can supply that, or whether or not we now have to search for a spot the place they do.”

Uijtdebroeks not pleased with the TT:

 

Sam Bennett Confirms his Departure from BORA-hansgrohe
Sam Bennett is not going to be using for BORA-hansgrohe in 2024. The Irishman confirmed in dialog with CyclingNews. He has signed a brand new contract, however he can’t but say the place that’s. It has been rumoured for a while that Bennett will go to AG2R Citroën for the following 2 years.

“I believe I’m at a lifeless finish,” stated the 33 year-old sprinter. “That’s why possibly a change is what I would like. I’m actually trying ahead to the approaching seasons.” Bennett returned to BORA-hansgrohe in 2022, after two years with Deceuninck Fast-Step. His second time with the German group was not successful. He has an concept why that’s. “I miss my high pace a bit. I believe I must make my bike slightly bit greater to get to the end slightly brisker.”

“That method I’ve an additional 200 or 300 watts, like I used to have. I dash right here (Tour of Guangxi) with solely 1200 Watts. I’m getting nearer, however I can now not attain the 1500 or 1600 watts of earlier than. I believe these talents are one thing I can get again within the winter.”

New group for Bennett:

 

Kristian Sbaragli in Talks with A number of Groups for 2024
Kristian Sbaragli continues to be searching for a brand new group for 2024 after he wasn’t given a brand new contract by Alpecin-Deceuninck. After 4 years he leaves the Belgian group on good phrases. “This may occur,” the 33 year-old Italian informed WielerFlits. “But it surely wasn’t a shock to me.”

Final week, Alpecin-Deceuninck introduced their choice for the 2024 WorldTeam. There was no place for Sbaragli, however the former rider of Dimension Knowledge and Israel Biking Academy had identified of this for a very long time. “We’ve got spoken quite a bit in current months. The group’s undertaking might be barely completely different within the coming years,” Sbaragli stated.

“I’ve actually loved the final 4 years right here. I’m going to go away the group, however with good emotions and delightful reminiscences. That’s the case on each side, however that can be biking,” he stated. At Alpecin-Deceuninck they agreed with Sbaragli. The group administration tells us that his age performed a job within the choice, however that they’re primarily saying goodbye to ‘ rider and a pleasant man’.

It’s nonetheless unknown the place Sbaragli would possibly race in 2024. “I haven’t signed something but, however I hope to search out one thing acceptable for my future. I’m additionally nonetheless comparatively younger, or at the very least not tremendous outdated, however I don’t need to race for the sake of racing. Stopping is all the time an possibility, however I wish to keep away from that. That’s the reason I’ve to look fastidiously at which group and which undertaking fits me. Discussions are nonetheless ongoing, however nothing has been signed but.”

Nonetheless no group for Kristian Sbaragli, but:

 

Gazprom-RusVelo Rejected by CAS Over UCI Licence
The Worldwide Tribunal for Sports activities (CAS) has rejected Gazprom-RusVelo’s attraction towards the UCI’s choice to revoke the group’s license as a result of warfare in Ukraine. The worldwide biking union introduced the information in a press launch on Wednesday.

The UCI introduced a collection of measures in March 2022 in reference to the present scenario in Ukraine. Russian and Belarusian nationwide groups are now not allowed to take part in competitions, the licenses of Russian and Belarusian groups (together with Gazprom-RusVelo) have been withdrawn and all Russian and Belarusian competitions have been faraway from the calendar.

This was to the dismay of the Russian ProTeam Gazprom-RusVelo. Initially, the group tried to submit a proposal to the UCI to journey with a impartial white shirt with the textual content peace, not warfare. Nevertheless, the formation obtained no response from the UCI and so group supervisor Renat Khamidulin determined to go to the Worldwide Sports activities Tribunal to problem the UCI’s choice.

Nevertheless, the Worldwide Sports activities Tribunal CAS helps the UCI in its ruling and so Gazprom-RusVelo is not going to get its license again.

No Gazprom-RusVelo:

 

Rui Costa Indicators with EF Training-EasyPost
The Portuguese rider is as motivated as ever to race for victories
Former highway biking world champion and winner of the 2023 version of the Japan Cup, Rui Costa will be a part of EF Training-EasyPost in 2024.

Having gained one-day races, levels, and basic classifications in his 17 skilled seasons, the Portuguese rider can adapt to a wide range of race conditions and terrains. Rui has greater than 30 wins to his title, together with 16 victories in WorldTour races and 4 grand tour stage wins. He has had an particularly sturdy 2023, opening the yr with a win at Trofeo Calvia again in January and shutting it off with a dash victory at his first look at Japan Cup earlier this week.

At 37 years outdated, Rui might be one of many extra skilled riders on the roster. Whereas he’s eager to mentor the rookies on the group, he’s equally desirous to study himself.

“Everybody, together with myself, can develop alongside the youthful riders. I’m rising yearly, studying regardless of my age. It’s true that I like to assist however I additionally prefer to study and enhance,” Rui says.

That mindset has helped Rui turn out to be the completed rider he’s immediately.

“It’s a ardour. I’ve been knowledgeable for about 17 years already and I’m nonetheless as excited now as I used to be 15 years in the past when biking was every little thing to me,” he says. “Motivation is one thing that grows as you reside biking. I need to get higher yearly and this yr, with EF Training-EasyPost, I’ve heard excellent issues in regards to the Cannondale bikes so I believe I’m going to be on the appropriate bike to enhance.”

Waiting for 2024, Rui continues, “The targets are to maintain including, to maintain successful. To start out this season by successful, to complete successful, that brings me additional motivation for subsequent yr. I need to hold entering into the identical route. That’s my goal.”

Group CEO Jonathan Vaughters sees Rui’s zeal for successful. “A rider like Rui, who has been racing within the WorldTour for thus a few years, is aware of the right way to win,” Vaughters says. “What’s extra, he is aware of the right way to translate near-wins into wins. His expertise might be a strong asset to this group. We’ve got a handful of riders making their WorldTour debut subsequent yr, and Rui might be a useful mentor to them.”

When selecting to signal with EF Training-EasyPost, Rui thought of extra than simply racing alternatives. He discovered the group’s worldwide identification, together with each riders and workers, immensely interesting.

“It is a very attention-grabbing group, a group that I’ve adopted since I used to be younger,” he says. “It has all the time been a group that has caught my consideration. You study a lot from biking. Above all, you study different cultures. You study from different cultures. That’s very attention-grabbing since you go to so many alternative international locations and throughout the group you could have buddies and teammates from so many alternative nationalities. To speak with buddies from different cultures, for me, is among the greatest components of biking. I like attending to know cultures properly.”

Although Rui couldn’t think about every other profession for himself immediately, biking wasn’t his first sport rising up.

“I began in athletics and I did two years of operating however my father was all the time a biking fan. He all the time wished us to be cyclists, my brother and I. After we had been about 11 years outdated, the chance arose to hitch a group near residence. As soon as we began biking, that was it. There was no going again.”

As he progressed by means of the ranks, his household have all the time been his largest followers.

“I’ve a spouse and a son who’s going to have his eighth birthday in November. He likes to journey his bike, completely loves it. Generally I’m feeling drained however my son involves me and we go journey bikes. I believe that’s one thing essential, for teenagers to have sports activities. At any time when I can, I’ll all the time exit on the bike with my son.”

Rui will spend the offseason chasing his son on the bike and there could also be a household trip sooner or later, however his precedence is just to be along with his household by means of the winter.

“When I’m at residence, my thoughts is already calm. To relaxation bodily, sure, but additionally mentally it is rather essential to unload every little thing, to have a reset, in order that later you may return with enthusiasm,” he notes. “I’m trying ahead to subsequent yr and integrating into the group. We’ll go for some good outcomes and begin motivated, which is a very powerful factor.”

Rui Costa to Ef Training-EasyPost:

 

Jonas Gregaard to Lotto Dstny
Jonas Gregaard (27) will journey for the ProTeam subsequent yr. The Dane signed a two-year settlement with Lotto Dstny. “Jonas is an allrounder and a group participant”, says CEO Stéphane Heulot, “he’ll give our group extra depth in races with a number of altitude meters.”

Gregaard confirmed his capacities the previous two seasons for Uno-X Professional Biking Group, the place he did a number of work for Tobias Halland Johannessen and Alexander Kristoff. However he’s greater than an incredible domestique, he likes to journey offensively in stage races as properly. “I’m an allrounder with good climbing legs”, says Jonas, “if I’ve to match myself with somebody of Lotto Dstny I might say Andreas Kron or Maxim Van Gils, however they’re each a bit stronger than me. So, I’m trying ahead to assist them within the hilly races. I like attacking, using in entrance of a race and once in a while I additionally hope to goal for an personal end in stage races.”

CEO Stéphane Heulot is happy about Gregaard, the final reinforcement for the 2024 group. “Jonas is aware of what it means to work for a frontrunner and can assist the group within the hilly races, however he might be additionally allowed to take his likelihood and get a free function in some stage races. He has a number of expertise and is named a properly revered teammate within the peloton. Subsequently, he might be an incredible match on this group.”

With Gregaard Lotto Dstny can have a second Danish rider within the group. “I do know Andreas (Kron) very properly”, says Jonas, “we had been a member of the identical native membership after we began biking. We go method again and we nonetheless discuss quite a bit. He solely had good phrases in regards to the group and the environment, so I’m actually trying ahead to be part of this group and to assist him to attain his targets and make the group higher.”

Jonas Gregaard indicators with Lotto Dstny:

 

Jumbo-Visma Believes in Lemmen’s Potential and Indicators Him to Two-12 months Contract
Group Jumbo-Visma has added a twenty seventh rider to its World Tour squad for subsequent yr with the signing of Bart Lemmen. The previous navy officer has signed a two-year contract. Lemmen joins from Human Powered Well being and just lately celebrated his twenty eighth birthday. The Dutchman has solely spent one season within the skilled ranks however has impressed the folks at Jumbo-Visma. CEO Richard Plugge’s group has good expertise with riders who’ve taken atypical routes to the highest degree of biking. Assessments and interviews have satisfied the group that Lemmen is a robust rider who can maintain his personal within the WorldTour peloton.

“We’re very excited to see how he’ll develop as he will get to know our coaching programme”, says sportive director Merijn Zeeman, who believes in his compatriot’s potential. “Bart has solely just lately began biking as an elite sport. Earlier than that, he did intensive navy coaching and mixed biking with a demanding job in defence. That was the set off for us. Regardless of little coaching and training, he has proven attention-grabbing issues in races, and his bodily values present super potential.”

Lemmen is happy in regards to the alternative. “I’m actually trying ahead to this new chapter in my atypical biking profession. At first of the yr, going from being an Air Power officer to a full-time skilled bicycle owner was fairly a change. Over the previous few months, I’ve made nice strides bodily and in adjusting to life as knowledgeable athlete. It’s nice that it’s paying off and that Group Jumbo-Visma sees my potential. I’m proud to have the possibility to present it my all around the subsequent two seasons, and I’m assured that it will likely be successful. I stay up for attaining outcomes with the group and creating as a lot as doable as a rider.”

Lemmen has good credentials, particularly in time trials and on hilly programs. “The event course of with the group will present the place I will be of most worth. I anticipate it to be a superb voyage of discovery. I’m trying ahead to working with the group in preparation and the races”, Lemmen concludes.

Bart Lemmen to Visma:

 

Manlio Moro Jumps Onto the Movistar Group Practice
Glorious Italian observe specialist – a European champion and Worlds silver medalist within the group pursuit – lands on the WT with Blues with 2026 contract.

The Movistar Group begins on Wednesday the signing bulletins for its males’s squad of subsequent season with the addition of Manlio Moro (Pordenone, ITA; 2002). The younger Italian rider, a present member of the distinguished growth squad Zalf Euromobil Fior, has inked a three-year contract, by means of the tip of 2026.

At 1.90m tall and a very good rouleur, in addition to finisher into small teams, Moro has thus far targeted on the observe, the place his high quality has opened him the doorways of one of many strongest lineups: the Italian nationwide group pursuit squad, with which he’s achieved the European title, and the Worlds silver medal, in 2023.

Manlio Moro: “I’ve had the honour and alternative to have already shared some days with the group at a coaching camp in Alicante final yr, and I bought in love with this organisation. Already since day two of the camp it felt like I had been with them for a really very long time; they’re tremendous good folks, really easy to work with, and such a diligent workers. I’m actually excited for the pre-season to go so I can be a part of them and begin working with everybody quickly. Subsequent yr might be an essential one for me, with the Olympic Video games and the targets on the observe, however I need to begin creating myself on the highway quickly – develop as a time trialist, which is my strongest level, and in addition do properly within the classics sooner or later sooner or later. We’ll see the place the highway takes us, how far we will attain.”

 

Pelayo Sánchez Set to Preserve Rising with Movistar Group
Good Asturian teenager (23), a revelation within the 2023 Vuelta a España, indicators two-year contract with Telefónica-backed squad.

The Movistar Group continues to place its hopes on the most effective up-and-coming skills from the Spanish peloton because it confirms on Wednesday the signing of Pelayo Sánchez (Tellego, Asturias, ESP; 2000). Coming from the Burgos – BH squad, he’s inked a two-year contract, by means of the tip of the 2025 season.

A very proficient climber, Pelayo was a sensation of the 2023 season along with his good performances all season. He opened his professional victory account with a solo success in Oviedo, on his residence stage race, the Vuelta a Asturias; took himself to the rostrum of the Portuguese race GP Beiras; and accomplished a superb La Vuelta, taking third (Guadarrama) and sixth (Laguna Negra de Vinuesa) into two sturdy breakaways whereas ending close to the GC contenders atop L’Angliru and La Cruz de Linares (14th).

Pelayo Sánchez: “Taking the bounce in the direction of the WorldTour is all the time a purpose in itself once you turn out to be a professional, and with the ability to be a part of the house WT outfit is a privilege. I’m so excited to fulfill my new team-mates and workers, and try to give my greatest over the following few years as a Blue. This early a part of my profession with Burgos – BH helped me acquire large expertise and allowed me understanding what’s my place contained in the peloton, in addition to bettering on each sporting and psychological standpoints. I used to be in a position to take a robust leap ahead this season, contesting essential races and claiming that first professional win in Asturias. The purpose needs to be to soak up each expertise over these years and hold the ball rolling – serving to my team-mates out to attain good success and hopefully have some extra possibilities at particular person victories.”

 

Carlos Canal: Spanish hope indicators with Movistar Group
Galician expertise, a robust all-rounder, enters the WorldTour peloton with two-year contract (2024-25) with the Blues
One of the attention-grabbing skills in Spain might be becoming a member of the Movistar Group close to yr as Carlos Canal (Xinzo de Limia, Ourense, ESP; 2001), a present member of the Euskaltel – Euskadi squad, has signed a two-season contract (2024-25) with the Abarca Sports activities organisation.

Strong in hilly terrain in addition to a robust rouleur, time trialist and in addition fairly explosive, as a consequence of his cyclo-cross roots, he was a twin Spanish champion as a junior, the person from Galicia has simply accomplished a robust 2023 late season. Canal was eleventh within the U23 Glasgow Worlds, was near the highest contenders on the Vueltas a Castilla y León and Burgos and took third and 4th on two levels of the current Tour de Langkawi.

Carlos Canal: “Becoming a member of the Movistar Group is a dream come true. It’s a reference each in Spain and overseas, and taking the step in the direction of the highest class with them is an ideal mixture. A younger rider like me all the time desires of constructing a part of the last word Spanish squad, a spot so many massive riders have been at. I’d prefer to proceed rising and see which races go well with me greatest – which appears just like the classics for the time being – and put myself to the group’s service, work laborious and dedicated to achieve so far as doable. My 2023 season ended with a crash in Malaysia, however I used to be fairly glad with the outcomes, particularly in the previous couple of months. I really feel like I’ve taken one other step ahead, which supplies you additional motivation to maintain extracting fruits from what’s to return. And that’s mainly what I’m aiming at in 2024 – taking one other leap ahead and see the place the highway leads me.”

 

Tour de Tietema-Unibet has Nineteenth Riders for 2024, So Far
TDT-Unibet Biking Group has been energetic on the switch market in current weeks and has a brand new signing for subsequent season. Baptiste Huyet, a 23 year-old Frenchman, will race for the Dutch ProTour group in 2024.

The younger Frenchman races significantly properly within the tough climbing races. He completed tenth within the closing general of the Alpes Isère Tour (2.2), gained by Lotto Dstny’s Lennert Van Eetvelt. Huyet additionally completed 2nd within the French highway championship for amateurs, gained a stage within the nationwide stage race Tour du Pays Roannais, however he additionally completed twenty first with the professionals within the Tour de l’Ain and thirty second within the Tour du Limousin. Huyet joins his fellow countryman Axel Huens with the TDT-Unibet group.

With the arrival of Huyet, TDT-Unibet is taking form. Eight riders from the present group will stay. Harry Tanfield, Wouter Toussaint, Yentl Vandevelde and Bas Tietema (who will stay as group chief) will now not race with the group subsequent yr. There are eleven newcomers and it’s anticipated that some extra new names are to observe. TDT-Unibet will know subsequent Thursday whether or not the group will compete with a ProTeam license in 2024.

TDT-UNIBET Riders 2024:
Joren BLOEM
Davide BOMBOI
Jordy BOUTS
Martijn BUDDING
Cedrik Bakke CHRISTOPHERSEN
Hartthijs DE VRIES
Owen GELEIJN
Axel HUENS
Baptiste Huyet
Kevin INKELAAR
Jelle JOHANNINK
Tomas KOPECKÝ
Lander LOOCKX
Sebastian NIELSEN
Charles PAIGE
Nicklas PEDERSEN
Abram STOCKMAN
Andreas STOKBRO
Adam ŤOUPALÍK.

TDT-Unibet greater in 2024:

 

Skilled Italian De Marchi Indicators on for One other Season with Group Jayco AlUla
Skilled Italian Alessandro De Marchi will proceed with Group Jayco AlUla in 2024 after signing a brand new one-year deal.

The 37 year-old was a late addition to the group for the 2023 season however has greater than proved his value with a collection of sturdy and spectacular performances, significantly on the Giro d’Italia, the place he went agonisingly near victory on quite a lot of events with extremely gutsy breakaway rides.

De Marchi’s skilled perspective and wealth of information; that comes with years of racing on the highest degree, has been a welcomed addition to a youthful squad and with this, Group Jayco AlUla is happy to see the 37-year-old’s excessive ambition to proceed his adorned profession with the Australian group.

With at least 17 Grand Tour begins to his title, De Marchi brings nice expertise which has been an enormous asset to the group in all areas and significantly helping the brand new era of riders.

Brent Copeland (Common Supervisor): “We’ve got been more than happy with Alessandro, despite the fact that we had been criticised after we signed him due to his age, he’s been a real skilled and he confirmed that on the Giro d’Italia in addition to different races. He’s a extremely good instance for the youthful riders, he has quite a bit to present, and we’re happy to maintain him onboard. We expect Alessandro is a giant asset for the younger riders and for the group itself.”

Alessandro De Marchi: “I’m very pleased with the truth I encountered right here. Regardless of my very late arrival within the group, I instantly felt that I used to be appreciated and valued for my qualities. This was a elementary consider feeling like I used to be in a brand new begin, a brand new chapter. Probably the most pure continuation of this sense is the renewal for an additional season. I look to subsequent season with nice optimism, assured that I might be positioned in a superb working atmosphere and conscious that I’ll have everybody’s help to proceed to enhance.”

Alessandro De Marchi
Date of delivery: nineteenth Could 1986 (37)
Nationality: Italian

third Giro d’Italia – Stage 10 (2023)
1st Tre Valli Varesine (2021)
1st Giro dell’Emilia (2018)
3x 1st Vuelta a España Stage (2018/15/14)
1st Criterium du Dauphine – Stage 8 (2013).

One other yr for Alessandro De Marchi:

 

UCI shares ‘Unparalleled Viewing Figures’ of Tremendous World Championships
The Tremendous World Championships in Glasgow have attracted extra tv viewers than earlier than. The UCI has shared viewing figures of the occasion. The Worldwide Biking Union additionally thinks that the brand new format, wherein the World championships of all biking disciplines are introduced collectively in a single occasion, has had a optimistic impact.

Greater than 200 million hours of the eleven-day occasion had been watched on tv Worldwide, a rise of 78% in comparison with years wherein the assorted World championships had been organised individually. For comparability, the UCI has taken a median of the World Championships held in Europe within the years 2017-2022. About half of all tv viewing hours had been as a consequence of highway biking. In response to the UCI, this was a rise of twenty-two% in comparison with the years 2017 to 2021. In observe biking, which accounts for a 3rd of all viewing hours, there was a rise of 162%. There was additionally a doubling in mountain biking.

In Europe, greater than 80 million folks, virtually one in seven Europeans, watched the Tremendous World Championships. The UCI explains the excessive viewing figures by the ‘unprecedented measurement’ of the occasion and the rising recognition of assorted biking disciplines. These disciplines have additionally “benefited from the combination of various World championships, plus the manufacturing and intensive protection of a number of the largest channels in Europe,” the UCI stated.

“The TV figures present that the Biking World Championships have been adopted en masse by the general public, and that occasions and disciplines that usually don’t obtain a lot media consideration have benefited from the elevated publicity. This can enhance their recognition and assist develop these disciplines at a global degree,” stated UCI President David Lappartient.

 

F1 Driver Brings Gravel Biking Occasion to South Australia
Coming to Australia for the primary time, this thrilling new ​occasion​ will run from Thursday 18 to Saturday 20 January and can happen on a mixture of sealed and gravel roads throughout numerous areas round Adelaide.

Valtteri Bottas stated bringing the occasion to Adelaide and aligning with the Santos Tour Down Beneath was an apparent selection.

“I’ve loved some very memorable gravel rides round Adelaide and McLaren Vale over the previous couple of years, so when the chance arose to deliver an occasion to the realm I used to be absolutely dedicated,” stated Bottas.

“Final June I had the possibility to introduce the gravel biking neighborhood to the using round my hometown of Lahti, Finland at FNLD GRVL, and this yr I’m excited that Tiffany will get to do the identical round her yard of South Australia.”

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UCI Desires Extra Globalisation
The peloton now goes all around the world, the Tour Down Beneath and the Tour of Guangxi in China, however the UCI is aiming for extra globalisation within the coming years. Director Tom Van Damme informed Sporza.

Van Damme will not be solely the chairman of the Belgian biking affiliation (Belgian Biking) however can be a very powerful man throughout the Professional Biking Council (PCC), the council for skilled biking of the worldwide biking union UCI. “With the PCC we’re chargeable for the WorldTour and after 4 years we’re lastly again in China. That’s the reason we’re right here on website,” the Belgian defined.

“The WorldTour season begins properly in Australia and we now finish in China, which exhibits that we now have the ambition to turn out to be a world sport. It’s also essential to faucet into these massive markets after which it’s our job to be right here. We are attempting to implement a reform with a extra clear programme. One of many essential factors is internationalisation, tapping into different continents and turning into a worldwide sport.”

The ambition to develop is there from the UCI, however it’s irregular. “I believe the sector of members right here in China could possibly be higher,” Van Damme believes. “Many group managers say that there ought to be internationalisation within the sport. This not solely considerations worldwide sponsors, but additionally participation in races exterior Europe. Higher groups should be fielded in Australia and China.”

Van Damme needs to faucet into much more worldwide markets with biking. “We will need to have critical ambitions and we should arrange a step-by-step plan of 5 after which ten years,” he stated ambitiously.

Extra UCI globalisation:

 

Tour de France Femmes Could have a End on Alpe d’Huez Subsequent 12 months
The Tour de France Femmes would possibly climb the Alpe d’Huez in 2024. The French newspaper Le Dauphiné Libéré has printed a hearsay that one of many levels will end on the well-known climb within the Alps.

As a result of Olympic Video games, the Tour de France Femmes will happen two weeks later subsequent yr. The race runs from August 12 to 18, 2024. The beginning is within the Netherlands, the place three of the eight levels might be held. The remainder of the route might be introduced on October 25. Nevertheless, Le Dauphiné Libéré states that it’s ‘actually no coincidence’ that Hôtel des Grandes Rousses, on Alpe d’Huez, is absolutely booked for the final weekend of the race.

It could be the primary time that the Tour de France Femmes visits the Alps. Within the opening version gained by Annemiek van Vleuten two years in the past, the ultimate weekend passed off within the Vosges. Final yr the stage race ended within the Pyrenees, with a end on the Col du Tourmalet on the penultimate day.

Alpe d’Huez for the ladies?

 

Fabio Jakobsen: “The Wolfpack Will All the time be Household”
Fabio Jakobsen’s journey with Soudal Fast-Step has come to an finish at Binche-Chimay-Binche, after six unforgettable years, a whole bunch of races and greater than 40 victories for the one they name – not with out purpose – the “Hurricane of Heukelum”.

But it surely’s not a goodbye, and given our particular bond with Fabio, it can by no means be one, as each time we are going to meet within the peloton sooner or later, we are going to know we gained’t be dealing with an opponent, however pal who has and can all the time have a spot in our hearts.

Love you, Fabio! Wishing you all the most effective in your profession!

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